One thing is to buy a memory card and
another thing is to buy an original one.
Memory card sellers are not helping matters
as they use their sweet market voice to
deceive unsuspecting customers who who
are novice when it comes to knowing an
original memory card.
Imagine yourself buying a memory card and
using it for only one day and it started giving
you headache and you start experiencing
memory card corrupted.
Imagine buying a 32gb or 64gb SD card and
in short time it starts misbehaving. Some
memory card will be written 16gb but when
you insert it on your phone, you will only see
2gb. That is crazy.
However, you can use card expander to
increase your 2gb SD card to 8gb or even
higher.
There are a lot of fake SD cards out there in
market and many people fall victims to this.
Buying SD cards with one problem or the
other. One of the most annoying experience
is memory cards that worked perfectly when
tested in the store but once you get back
home, it starts giving one problem or the
other. But relax, I will show you how to
detect a fake SD with some tools like SD
Insight and H2testw. But before then, see
the first steps you will take while buying an
SD card

THE BEST WAY TO BUY SD CARD
* Ask for warranty
This will make the seller to be cautious
because he knows he will loose if anything
go wrong with the sd card within the
warranty period. Some sellers will not even
sell the product to you again immediately
you demand for warranty. They will stylishly
chase you away because they know that
their product is not original.
* Test the SD card at the shop
This is if you are not buying it online. It is
important you test your new SD card right in
front of the seller. Try to receive a file into
the sd card, check the memory space and
others.
However, if you are buying from online
stores like Jumia and Konga, you can place
your order and pay when the SD card gets to
you fine.
HOW TO DETECT A FAKE OR FAULTY SD
CARD
1. With SD Insight
It is extremely difficult to know a fake or
original SD card when you see it. The
packaging is confusing and will look like
original to you but with SD insight, you will
identify a fake or an original SD card. The
application is free, fast and easy-to-use
mobile app. It is used to view SD card
manufacturing details, the original size of
the memory card and many other vital
information you need to know about your
memory card.
How To Use SD Card Insight
Put the memory card inside your phone and
in seconds the memory card information will
be shown to you on the phone screen in a
simple format understandable by anyone.
1. You can download SD Insight right from
Google Play store buy searching for the word
SD card insight.
2. Once you have installed the app, Insert
any SD card that you want to test into your
Android smartphone.
3. Now Launch the installed SD Insight
application. Immediately, you will see the
information about your SD card including the
manufacturers, product name, manufacturing
date and real size in a format that you will
understand.
4. Finally, you can click the menu button to
view more real information about the
memory card.
5. Assuming you have more than one SD
cards in your phone, you will easily be able
to also see the details for each SD card.
6. Not just seeing the real size and
manufacturing date but you can also look
into the validation period of the memory
card against the class rating for the
minimum data transfer rate for example, the
Class 2, class 4, class 6 and the class 10
SD cards.
2. Checking Fake SD Card With H2testw
Software
H2testw is simply a PC software that is
used to test fake memory devices like SD
cards, flash drives and even hard drives. It
is
a free application that requires no payment.
You can download and install it on your PC
and it will be a great tool for you anytime
you want to check your memory devices.